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Another great visit from one of my best friends, Clare, who lives in DC. Catching up is so effortless, and we always have a wonderful time together. I love that.

Another great friend Erin and her hubby Mickey also joined us, and Jamie I never laugh harder than when we are together listening to one of Mickey's stories...Jewish kid from South Brooklyn-he's got some good ones :)

Love ya both and until next time...

Lei

One of my patients is from Hawaii originally, and is skilled at making leis. Here is a picture of one she made for me and brought in at her last eye exam. The tiny little flowers were beautiful and it smelled absolutely WONDERFUL!

I've decided my next lei needs to be one I actually get in Hawaii :)

Hawkeye Fever

We had a busy weekend, and to start it off we took the kids on the "Hawkeye Express" train to Kinnick Stadium for some tailgating. The kids always have a blast doing this and it's a great way to start off a football morning...snack foods and pop for breakfast, playing football in the stadium parking lot, and just watching all the people hoping for a Hawkeye win!

The train is a pretty awesome way to get to the game sans traffic, and then we take it back to the "station" (aka IHOP) so we can get home just after kick-off to finish watching the game. We grabbed some Culvers on the way home and lunch was even served! Although the game wasn't that pretty, it was a win nonetheless.

Go Hawks!

Jamie is 40!

Here are some pictures of the big 40 birthday bash celebrated at the Riverside Casino! We had never been there and haven't even been in a casino for YEARS, so I though it would be fun to get away for the night to play with the "big kids". We had a great time and Jamie couldn't have asked for a better way to spend his birthday than with his 2 brothers (and their adorable wives, of course!) We also had a few extra friends that were able to make it our for the big celebration and we all had a blast between dinner and slot machines, and of course the blackjack table!

Happy Birthday Jamie! I love you!!